A seed needs the right balance between sunlight and water to blossom. Similarly, a writer needs the right balance between feedback and motivation to blossom. Our judges who - who take their time out and review the books make it possible for us to run the show.

Understandably, being a judge is not a small thing. People depend on you - the author, admins, and readers who read the reviews to judge the quality of feedback we impart. Our judges define us, and therefore, unlike every time, from this month, we are going to be stringent about our judge selection.

For starters, we're gonna do something we've never done before - reject judges who we believe cannot impart the quality we seek. Don't worry, the Mystical Awards has always been against judging individuals, but as my fellow admins tell you, I prefer talking straight to the point so - if you're not cut out for it, you're not cut out for it.

We will not be compromising on review quality. The process hasn't changed much. The rules are the same, the process of reviewing will remain the same. All you have to do is fill out the below form for us to decide. 

If we say "accepted", it means you're in! If we say "Sorry, we believe you can do better if you read and write more", it means we feel your credentials are not enough to judge the quality of writers we have.

What defines this 'quality'? We do. Through your replies in the form. It doesn't matter if you've judged 1000 books in the past, read 100000 books, or written 100 books; it doesn't matter if you have 0 followers or 10000000 followers. We're looking for reviewers, not influencers, remember that!

We expect some very basic things in a judge. To see what you get in return, go to the "Prize Announcement" chapter and look for Prizes for Judges.

Here's what we expect from you:

Report to us every 3 days by which I mean every 3 days you must be done with at least one review and let us know you're alive! Even if you cannot post a review every 3 days, we expect you to inform us via PMs what is your status every 3 days.

Each review should exceed 149 words and must be according to our criteria. To read more on this, go to the chapters called "DOs and DON'Ts for Judges" and "Sample Reviews". You do have creative freedom, but do not misuse it.

Read and review to the best of your abilities at least TEN (10) books. You get one month, one review every 3 days is manageable easily - one review hardly takes 30-45 mins tops.

Please note: you can request fewer books and we will still select you if you're great. But if you're ordinary and expect us to give you prizes for judging only, say, 3 books, it may affect your chances of selection.

You MUST be open to changes that the admins, meaning we ask you to do. We don't claim to be the best, but we do have loads of experience when it comes to reviews - ask any of us how many books we've reviewed and the answer will probably be 'lost track after the first 100, a year or two ago'.

Also, You need to visit Wattpad Inbox ATLEAST ONCE in 36 hours to check our messages. We regularly ask for updates and if you need help or not, and give you instructions as well. Please understand that we need to manage a lot of judges and if you don't reply when we need you to, we worry you may not be on time, or even interested anymore. 

If you're not able to do the reviews for some reason, PLEASE INFORM US ASAP. Don't wait for the deadline to come close or for us to ask! Authors depend on us, and we on you to deliver.

These are all pleas because we have had cases where we have learned these points as lessons. Please be a supporter, not another lesson. 

We understand you have priorities, and we know you have a life. We don't ask for much, but we ask for you to give your 100% in the little that we are expecting. If you believe you can do the above and if you believe you can help writers blossom; If you can help the proverbial caterpillar become the butterfly, go on, and apply!

(Please inline comment the form below where I have typed the words "APPLY HERE". Comments at other places will lead to direct disqualification. 

Here is the form:

APPLY HERE. NO need to write questions, just give question numbers and write your answers in an inline comment here

1) Wattpad Username:
2) Your name/what should we call you:
3) How many books can you judge in one month?
4) What genres are you uncomfortable judging? (If your reason is genuine, we promise not to assign you these genres)
5) 3 Preferred genres you'd like to judge in order of preference: (we'll try our best to give you these 3, but no promises)
6) Tom has a great novel with a great, original plot. His grammar is perfect, his sentence framing, vocab, and tone are perfect. Still, he got feedback that he should describe his characters' surroundings more. He has already shown his readers pictures of all his characters and uses their looks in writing also, but not the surroundings. Is the feedback he got right? If no, why? If yes, why? If any other answer, why?
7) Pick out and write all mistakes you can see in the following sentence. There could be 0, or there could be 100, we don't know.
Sentence: "How Dare You!" He said. The anger of his tone scared me and raised all hairs of my body. i'm so sorry I tried saying. but before that he had his sword out to cut me in a half. These was the end, for me!! "Your gonna die, bye-bye!" was the last things I heard before... 

That's it! Now, wait for us to review it! We will contact you on your inbox if you're selected, so keep an eye there! Good luck, will the best judges come forward, please!

P. S. Once we PM the judges who entered here, we will remove the comment.

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